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The International Institute of Family Development Inc and ECOWAS Women Libera present:

ÌýBuilding the Africa, We Want:

The Ambassadors Breakfast and Dialogue on ÌýMarch 11, 2020 in New York,

8:30 AM until 12 noon pm at the Consulate of General of Nigeria Ìý828 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10017Ìý

Open Flyer

Program Detail

Arrival and Networking 8:30-9:15o am

Welcome Address 9:15Ìý -9:30 am

Moment of Silence to honor the legacy of honorable humanitarians Dhelon Raynold and Kiandoli Family

Trade : 9:30 am

Effects of AGOA and the Hopes of AFTCA on Africa’s Socio-Economic Development

Panelists:

Ambassador Rudasingwa, former Ambassador to RwandaÌý

Ronald Neumann, President, The American Academy of Diplomacy

Rahama Wright, CEO, Shea Yeleen International

Ambassador Professor Tal Edgars, Special Envoy to His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II

Security : 10:00 am

Protecting African natural resources through Creating Job Security

Panelists:

Asha Castleberry-Hernandez, Democratic Candidate for US Congress NY district 17

William E. Bucknam, VP for Corporate Affairs/General Counsel at Moving Water Industries

Richard Hammond, Senior Tech Advisor, RTI International – Power Africa Off Grid

Curtis J. Raymond, Former Secretary of the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament

Economics: 10:30 am

African Descendants doing business in Africa: Eliminating the Challenges

Panelists:

AmbassadorÌý Cheikh Niang,Ìý Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations

Jill Johnson, CEO, Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Gbenga Ogunjuimni, CEO, LDI Africa and Chief Storyteller, GO Global Inc.

Abdulani Jalloh, President Boarder Nation

Dr. Ameena Ali, UN ESCOC Director of Women Empowerment and Development

Culture 11:00 am

Re-Migration of the Diaspora via HBCU Educational Tech and Sports Exchange

Panelists:

Atty. Crystal James , Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇåÌýÌýand Board Member of Women Advancing Peace and Security (WCAPS)

Dr. Charles F. Desmond, CEO, Inversant and Senior Fellow New England Board of Higher Education

Onleilove Alston, Faith-based Coordinator, Global African Business Association

Ambassador Professor Nabhit Kapur,Ìý State of the African Diaspora, Advisor to VP of Liberia

Follow up Audience Questions 11:30

Next Steps, Appreciations and Close Out 11:45- 12 noon

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